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The Bay Area Chorus is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance
CHRISTMAS *MYSTERY* in two concerts
Saturday, December 7, 2013, 3:00 p.m.Villa de Matel, 6510 Lawndale, Houston 77023
The first concert will feature the BAC singing A Season of Carols arranged by Shaw/Parker with seasonal readings between songs as well as settings of
O Magnum Mysterium by de Victoria, de Cristo, and Stadlmayr.Special Guest Choir:
ST. AnnE CATHolIC SCHool CHIldREn’S CHoIR Jennifer Robbins, Director
Saturday, December 7, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Webster Presbyterian Church, 201 W. NASA Parkway. Webster, TX 77598.
The second concert features Settings of O Magnum Mysterium by de Victoria, de Cristo, and Stadlmayr will be interspersed in A Season of Carols arr. Shaw-Parker.
Guest Choirs include:
BEvERlY HIllS InTERMEdIATE SCHool CHoIR, PISdCriselda Bocanegra, Assistant Director
ClEAR SPRIngS HIgH SCHool CHAMBER CHoIR, CCISd Robert Phillips Jr., Director
STEPHEn F. AuSTIn ElEMEnTARY CHoIR, gCCISdCarol Colvin, DIrector
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MOMENTS 2013-2014Bay Area Chorus of Greater Houston
Forty Ninth Season • Keith Dixon, Artistic Director
“THE voICE” BAC SCHolARSHIP AudITIon ConCERT *JoY*Sunday, February 9, 3:00 pm
Clear Lake Presbyterian Church • 1511 El Dorado, Houston TX 77062
Guests: High School Seniors who have applied for the two BAC Scholarships performing in a concert setting and The Bay Area Chorus under the direction of Keith Dixon, Artistic Director performs as the judges deliberate.
The awards will be announced at the end of the concert.
MAdRIgAl FESTIvAl *lovE*Saturday, February 22. 1:00 pm
St. Pius Catholic Church • 824 Main St, Pasadena TX 77506
English Renaissance choral literature will be presented by the Bay Area Chorus under the direction of Keith Dixon, Artistic Director. Guest Madrigal Choirs from Greater Houston Area High Schools who are preparing for
the American Classic Madrigal Festival in San Antonio will present madrigals of their choice.
SPRIng ConCERT *SEREnITY*Monday, May 12, 7:30 pm
Clear Lake United Methodist Church • 16335 El Camino Real, Houston TX 77062
The Bay Area Chorus featuring Randall Thompson’s Frostiana with Chamber Orchestra and Stephen Foster Songs to celebrate the 150 anniversary of his death (1864) will be conducted by Artistic Director, Keith Dixon,
concluding his 19th year with the Bay Area Chorus.
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The Bay Area Chorus is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance
Congratulates the
Bay Area Chorusof Greater Houston
for 49 years
of making music
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BAY AREA CHoRuS oF gREATER HouSTonPresents
49th CONCERT SEASON Keith Dixon, Artistic Director
Robert Phillips, Jr., Rehearsal DirectorCharles Moede, reader
A SEASON OF CAROLS arr. Robert Shaw and Alice Parkerwith selected additions of “O Magnum Mysterium” settings, other songs /carols from guest choirs and readings from many sources. Selections of songs and readings from the following list will be presented at the Concerts, December 7, 2013. Translations of the latin texts are provided separately in this program.
Reader: A Merry Christmas to us all. God bless us everyone.
GUEST CHOIR at The Villa de Matel
ST. ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Bless the Lord, All Nations arr. Michael Burkhardt/Antonio CaldaraJesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head Appalachian CarolDuérmete, Niño arr. Victo C. Johnson/Spanish Folk SongEnatus Est Emmanuel, Nativity Carol arr. John Leavitt/Michael Praetorius
Jennifer Robbins, DirectorMatt McCue, Accompanist
MOMENTS MysteryCHRISTMAS CONCERT
GUEST CHOIRS at Webster Presbyterian Church
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HONOR CHOIR
How Far to Bethlehem Mary E. CaldwellSleep the Little Babe Walter RodbyChristmas Wishes Mike Wilson
Carol Colvin, DirectorMrs. Bonnie Broussard, accompanist
Reading: John Greenleaf Whittier
BEVERLY HILLS INTERMEDIATE NON-VARSITY TREBLE CHOIR
Sing Allelu from ‘Round We Go! By Elizabeth GilpatrickA la Nanita Nana, a traditional Spanish Carol arr. By Ruth Elaine SchramLullaby Noel arr. By George L. O. Strid
Criselda Bocanegra, Assistant DirectorSam Rodriguez, guitar
Phyllis Harris, accompanist
Reader: We pay tribute to the Trinity of Christmas The GIVER from whom all blessings flow. The GIVEN who himself became a Giver. The SPIRIT of Christmas who dwells within us and brings to our hearts a spirit of giving. May this spirit live in our hearts every day of the year.
THE BAY AREA CHORUS OF GREATER HOUSTONA SEASON OF CAROLS
(Selections chosen from the following carols arranged by Robert Shaw and Alice Parker. Readings are chosen from Longfellow, Whittier, Irving, Scott, Coolidge,
Dickens and carol lyrics.)
Cuncti simus Anonymous from lLibre Vermell (Spain)/Ricardo Soto, editorSoloists: Criselda Bocanegra, Melissa Medina
O Magnum Mysterium Johann Stadlmayr (1575-1648)
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Joy to the World
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
O Magnum Mysterium D. Pedro de Cristo (c. 1545-1618)
Angels We Have Heard on High
Silent Night
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Away in a Manger
O Magnum Mysterium Thomas Luis de Victoria (c. 1558 – 1611)
The First Noel
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GUEST CHOIR at Webster Presbyterian Church
CLEAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR
Silver Bells arr. Shaw Soloists Hunter Burke and Katie Anderson
Carol of the Bells arr. LeontovichI Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas arr. SharonSanta Claus is Comin’ to Town arr. Besig
Robert Phillips Jr., Director
Reader: May the gift of Christmas dwell in our hearts every day of our lives. A Merry Christmas to us all. God bless us everyone.
CLOSING CAROL: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing arr. Robert Shaw and Alice Parker
TRAnSlATIonS oF lATIn TEXTSBAY AREA CHoRuS oF gREATER HouSTon
Cuncti simus Anonymous from Llibre Vermell (Spain)/Ricardo Soto, editor Cuncti simus concimentes: Ave, Maria! Let us all sing: Hail, Mary!
Virgo sola existent, The Virgin was alone En affuit angelus, When the Angel Appeared Gabriel est appellatus He was called Gabriel Atque missus celitus. And was sent from heaven.
Clara facieque dixit: With radiant face he declared, Audite Karissimi (Listen, dear ones) En concipies Maria, You shall conceive, Mary. Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
En concipies Maria, You Shall conceive, Mary Audite Karissimi (Listen, dear ones) Pariesque filium and will bear a son. Ave Maria. Hail, Mary.
Pariesque filium, You will bear a son Audite Karissimi (Listen, dear ones) Vocabis eum Jesum Christum, and shall call him Jesus Christ. Ave Maria. Hail Mary.
O Magnum Mysterium Stadlmayr – de Cristo – de Victoria
O magnum mysterium O great mystery. et admirabile sacramentum, and wondrous sacrament, ut Animalia viderent Dominum natum, that animals see the new-born Lord jacentem in praesepio! Lying in their manger!
Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt Blessed Virgin whose womb was worthy portare Dominum Christum. Alleluia! to hear the Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!
TRAnSlATIonS oF lATIn TEXTSST AnnE CATHolIC SCHool
Duérmete, Niño arr. Victo C. Johnson/Spanish Folk Song
A la puerta de cielo venden zapatos At the gate of heaven they sell shoes Para los angelitos que andan descalzos. For all the little angels who walk barefoot. Duérmete, niño, arru, arru. Sleep now my little one, arru, arru.
A los niños que duermen, Dios los bendice. All the little children who sleep, God blesses them. A las madres que velan, Dios las asiste. All the mothers who keep watch, God is with them. Duérmete, niño, arru, arru. Sleep now, my little one, arru, arru.
Enatus Est Emmanuel, Nativity Carol arr. John Leavitt/Michael Praetorius
Enatus est Emmanuel, Dominus, Emmanuel is born, the Lord, quem praedixit Gabirel, Dominus. Whom Gabriel foretold, the Lord. Dominus, Salvator noster est. He is the Lord, our Saviour.
Hic jacet in praesepio, Dominus. Here he lies in a manger, the Lord. Puer admirabilis, Dominus. The infant to be worshipped, the Lord. Dominus Salvator noster est. He is the Lord, our Saviour. Laudetur Pater, Filius, Dominus Now praise the Father, the Son, the Lord, et Sacratus Spiritus, Dominus. And the Holy Spirit, the Lord. Dominus, Salvator noster est. He is the Lord, our Saviour
THE BAY AREA CHoRuS oF gREATER HouSTon CoMPoSER SHoRT BIogRAPHIES
Cuncti simus is from the Llibre Vermell (literally Translated: Red Book), one of the most important collections of Spanish medieval music. This manuscript is housed at the Benedictine Monastery of Montserrat, also the home of the sacred shrine of the Black Virgin, a popular destination for medieval pilgrimages. Many of the songs and dances found in the Llibre Vernell were performed by the pilgrims during their vigils of the Virgin’s shrine. This anonymous piece is edited by Ricardo Soto.
Ricardo Soto, D.M.A., is on the music faculty of California State University, Fullerton where he directs the Men’s Chorus and teaches a course on the music of Mexico. In 1999 he directed the university’s production of the Mozart’s Magic Flute in seven sold out performances. Ricardo Soto enjoys many opportunities to work as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator for honor choirs and master classes throughout the California. In 2000 he made his debut at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in a production of Menotti’s opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors in three sold-out performances. Dr. Soto has conducted at the Oregon Bach Festival, studying with the eminent Bach scholar, Helmut Rilling. He received his doctorate in Conducting from the University of Southern California in 1993, graduating magnum cum laude and receiving the Department Award for Excellence. Master’s and bachelor’s degrees were received from California State University, Fullerton.
O Magnum Mysterium is a responsorial chant from the Matins of Christmas in the Catholic Church. A number of composers have reworked the chant into a contemporary setting; the settings by Byrd, Victoria, de Cristo, Stadlmayr, Gabrieli, Palestrina, Poulenc, La Rocca, Pierre Villette, Morales, Lauridsen, and Busto, are notable. The BAC is presenting performances of several of these settings.
Johann Stadlmayr (c. 1575-1648) This German composer, born in Bavaria, died in Innsbruck. In 1603 he was employed by Archbishop of Salzburg; in 1604 he became Kapellmeister there. He left for Innsbruck in 1607 to assume a similar position at the court of the Habsburg Archduke Maximilian II of the Tirol. Well known across Europe in his time, Stadlmayr was a prolific church composer, writing six books of Masses in up to sixteen parts and many other volumes of liturgical music. He showed a sure grasp of both the old-fashioned polyphonic and new concertato styles. This setting of the O Magnum Mysterium is a cappella in four voices and in A minor. The ABA form is mostly homophonic in texture.
D. Pedro de Cristo (c. 1545-1618)This Portuguese composer was born and died in Coimbra. In 1571 he took his vois at the Augustinian monastery of St. Cruz in Coimbra and studied with Francisco de Santa Maria. There are signs of Francisco’s influence in de Cristo’s music, including a fondness for narrow overall ranges (16 notes being typical), syllabic declamation in crotchets, and the simultaneous use of a cambiata figure in one part and passing notes in another. He was renowned for his skill at chansonetas and other spirited music he played on keyboard instruments, harp, flute and dulcian. De Cristo used predominantly imitative style, although homophony is the basic texture of his responsories and psalms. Among this musician’s hallmarks as a composer was a fondness for sequence (both melodic and harmonic).
Thomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)What a great mystery, cries the text, that the lowly animals may view the Messiah born in a manger and the blessed Virgin who bore Him. The opening, long-breathed and reverential duet, of the most famous motet of the entire sixteenth century by the young Spanish composer, Tomas Luis de Victoria moves into a suave series of imitative passages, concluding with the text “laid in a manger.” For the exclamation “O beata Virgo”
(“O Blessed Virgin!”), a general pause sets up a hushed and mystical passage of homophony: the outer voices move in parallel, with relative immobility in the center blurring the rhythmic lines. This passage proved too extraordinary to feature at all in the mass which Victoria based upon this motet, though he did quote the gesture in a later motet, Vere languores. Two jubilant “Alleluia” sections (one in a dance-like triple time) close the motet and suggest necessary revision of the popular image of Victoria as merely a pale, brooding kind of Catholic.
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The St. Anne Catholic School Children’s Choir proudly serves St. Anne’s parish by lifting their voices for school liturgies, Sunday Masses and special events throughout the school year. Consisting of non-auditioned students in third through eighth grade, SACS Children’s Choir’s recent performance engagements include the Mayor’s Citizenship Month Celebration at the University of St. Thomas and Catholic Charities’ Annual Cardinal’s Christmas Luncheon. The Children’s Choir is a member of the American Federation Pueri Cantores, the national student choral organization of the Catholic Church.
Jennifer Robbins’s career has spanned musical theatre and operatic stages as well as the music classroom. After obtaining degrees in opera and musical theatre from
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Jennifer performed off-Broadway and in noted regional theatres including the St. Louis MUNY and Chicago Opera Theatre, where she received critical acclaim as a coloratura stand-out in There Is a Garden: A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein. She has toured and recorded with the Grammy nominated, Austin based choir, Conspirare. At home in Houston, Jennifer teaches music to Pre-K through 8th grade students and directs the children’s choir at St. Anne Catholic School. A music specialist and choir director for over ten years, choirs under her direction have received superior ratings at numerous contests and festivals. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys listening to the cacophonous musical sounds produced by her husband, Richard, and their five children.
guEST CHoIRS FoR MoMEnTS In TIME – MYSTERY CHRISTMAS ConCERTS, dECEMBER 7, 2013
ST. AnnE CATHolIC SCHool CHIldREn’S CHoIR
CHIldREn’S CHoIR
Conrad BillingsJulliette BillingsLiliana BillingsAlexa BlakesLiliana CantuBrisa CarrollKelly Carter
Beatriz CopelloRebecca ChretienCatherine FavoritiJulia FisherRaymond FlahertyMary FlahertyAudrey Garner
Ian GereAva GillaspieEmily GodwinLillie GrecoOlivia HillMorgan JonesLeah Jordan
Gabriela KingNicholas KingBrin McCauleyCaydin McCauleyMonica OrozcoEmily Quin
The Austin Honor Choir is an auditioned group of 4th and 5th graders. Carol Colvin continued the tradition of the Austin Choral program from the former music teacher, Carolyn Fletcher. These students are chosen because of their excellent behavior and their ability to sing in tune with others. She feels the choir is an extension of her regular music class for those students who are ready to begin part singing. Several students throughout Carol Colvin’s tenure at Austin have been selected to sing with
the Texas Choral Directors State Children’s Choir. The Austin Honor Choir sings at two PTO programs a year, takes a tour in December to sings for local businesses and hospitals, has been asked to sing for local groups such as the Kiwanis, Rotary and Retired Teachers and has sung the National Anthem at one of the Lee College basketball games. The choir ends their year by singing for the Pride of Texas Music Festival. Ms. Colvin wants students to remember that music is a gift to be shared.
STEPHEn F. AuSTIn ElEMEnTARY SCHoolgoose Creek Consolidated ISd, Baytown, TX
Carol Colvin has taught music in Goose Creek CISD for 29 years. She has been the music teacher and choir director at Austin Elementary for the last 18 years. Ms. Colvin has lead music workshops and mentored new music teachers in the district. She has seen two of her former students become elementary music teachers. She loves being the first person to help instill a love for music in her students in hopes that they will continue in music in junior high and beyond. Carol Colvin grew up in Bryan, Texas where she studied piano and voice. At age 13 she became the church pianist at her church, Primera Iglesia Bautista of Bryan. In 1985 she received her Bachelor of Music degree from Sam Houston State University where she received a scholarship to sing in the Chorale under Dr. Bev Henson and where she took Kodaly classes under Ms. Virginia Irvin. She is a member of Texas Music Educators
Association, Texas Choral Directors’ Association and Kodaly Educators of Texas. Ms, Colvin enjoys performing whenever asked to sing. Ms. Colvin currently leads music at Wooster Baptist Church in Baytown and teaches piano at First Baptist’ Fine Arts Academy. She is the proud mother of two young adults, Daniel and Katelyn, who both received scholarships in music while in college. Mrs. Bonnie Broussard is the accompanist for tonight’s performance. Her twins, Madeleine and Brandon are new members to the Austin Honor choir. Mrs. Broussard is a piano teacher in Baytown. Her husband is pastor at Cedar Bayou Baptist. They have an older son, Matthew who last year won first place with his Individual Performance for the National History Day contest.
AuSTIn HonoR CHoIR
Abigail DeaverAbigail RuizAddison FindlayAddison SchmidtAdrianna KenebrewAlyssa FigueroaAlyssa WilliamsAmaia AlfredAnthony GarciaArely CaltzoncintArmaan NagraAshlee MeyerAshley ReyesAutumn BennettAva-Raye PaltonBliss WickhamBrandon BroussardBrandon RuppCalli DeVoreCameron KibodeauxCamilla SandersCarla MacielCaroline WellsCourtlyn FindlayCristian ArreolaDalton HodgesDamian Rodriguez
Darrielle HillDaysia SingletonDrake JacksonElla CarseyEmily GarciaEmma-Lei SampleErica Boyd MartirEricka GarciaEvelyn LongorioFaith CanoFaith WilliamsGianna RiehlGissel GamezGraciela TorresGretchen EvansHannah PhillipJace WoodsJaydon WilliamsJayson NicholsJennifer AyalaJohanna GonzalezJordan SalinasJustin MolinaKailey FloresKarina AlvarezKatie CashKayla Pallesco
Kennedy JacquetKevin AyalaKobe JosephLauren KincaidLayla BreakefieldLeigh Anne HawkinsLeilani CheLuke DunnamMackenzie TillMadaleine BroussardMarissa HarveyMaritza BrownMason GarciaMorgan RankinMorgan WhiteMya PetersNaomi HocklessNatalie LugoNathan EitelNia BobOlivia CantuOlivia CottarOmar RodriguezParis ChavezPreston JamesQuincy PhillipsRikai Louis
Riley BeniotRobert ReyesRyan FullenRylie ParkerSammy JohnsonShelby TennantShelby TrentSophie StultsStormie GageTara GillTaylor KotlarzTaylor MooreTaylor PrickettTrinitee BarrettTrinity PedersenTristan GillTyce MoonVivian VasquezZoe Johnson
The Beverly Hills Intermediate Choir program consists of approximately 250 singers. The choirs are listed as Honors Treble Choir, an Honors Tenor/Bass Choir, Advance (Non-Varsity) Treble Choir, Advance (Non-Varsity) Tenor/Bass Choir, an Intermediate (Beginners) Treble Choir and an Intermediate (Beginners) Tenor/Bass Choir. The Beverly Hills Intermediate Advance Non-Varsity Treble Choir practices every other day. This choir consists of both 7th and 8th grade singers, some of whom have never been in choir before. They are a talented group of young ladies and I am proud to share their talents with you tonight. Christmas Blessings to you and yours.
Criselda Bocanegra is originally from McAllen, Texas. Ms. Bocanegra is in her 19th year of teaching and her second year as Assistant Choral Director at Beverly Hills
Intermediate in Pasadena ISD. She taught in Austin ISD and served as the choreographer and director for several musical productions in the McAllen ISD. Criselda Bocanegra began her music teaching career as an elementary music teacher; high school vocal coach and in recent years, as an Intermediate school choir director. Ms. Bocanegra has also taught Kindergarten and 1st Grade Bilingual classes. She is a graduate of Texas Christian University and studied with the late Cloys Webb, Ruth Whitlock and Ronald Shirey. Ms. Bocanegra has sung with Schola Cantorum of Texas under the direction of Dr. Gary Ebensberger, the Fort Worth Opera Company chorus as an Artist in Residence, and as a featured soloist with the Arlington Opera Theater. At present, Ms. Bocanegra is an active member of the Bay Area Chorus.
guEST CHoIRBEVERLY HILLS INTERMEDIATE NON-VARSITY TREBLE CHOIR
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Diamond CollierAeriel DavenportBelinda DuranKatherine FloresKrystalyn GarciaDarianna GlennElizabeth JassoLacie Johnson
She’Marion JonesLily KieuIzabella KlunkKayla Morgan Valeria NicaraguaAlana OrtegaAlexis OsesJewel Pinales
De’Ovionne PlattAndrea QuintanillaAmentanese SimienTy’via TaultonShalea TaylorUnity Yvanez
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Clear Springs High School opened its doors to the western League City area in 2007, and has quickly earned a reputation as a top performer in our area in academics, athletics, the arts, and community service. Its Chamber Choir, also known as Rhythm and Blue, will be performing over a dozen performances during the holiday season. Later this season its members will be traveling to Orlando to participate in Disney’s Magic Music Days, and many of its members will be featured in Clear Springs’ upcoming production of Urinetown: The Musical, which opens January 30.
Robert Phillips, Jr. is the first choir director at Clear Springs High School, serves as the Fine Arts Department Chair and teaches AP Music Theory. He is a product of Clear Creek ISD and is thrilled to be teaching just minutes away from his boyhood home. Rob holds degrees from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and the
University of Houston-Clear Lake. Prior to teaching at Clear Springs he taught at Clear Lake High School and J. Frank Dobie High School in Pasadena. He and his wife Rachel have two children, Lyra and Micah.
Kymberly Reeves is in her third year as the assistant choir director at Clear Springs. Kym is a native of Nederland, Texas, where she was a member of the Beaumont Interfaith Choir. Kym earned her bachelors’ degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, where she participated in the Beaumont Civic Opera Company as well as the Lamar University Opera Program. Before teaching at Clear Springs, Kym taught in Pearland ISD and at Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown. She and her husband Richie have two beautiful children, five-year-old Addison and the newest member of their family, Fletcher.
guEST CHoIRClEAR SPRIngS HIgH SCHool CHAMBER CHoIR
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Emily LewisBrandon MayvilleAriel McFallsLeah MoodyCarli Pritchard
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Bay Area Chorus Artistic Director Keith DixonKeith Dixon received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern State University in Louisiana and taught public school choral music in Texas and Louisiana for 36 years. Professional service includes terms as the American Choral Directors Association
Repertoire and Standards Chair for Male Choirs and High School Choirs and serving as the organizer for ACDA honor choirs at regional and national conferences. Mr. Dixon was a contributing editor for the ACDA Monograph 11, Foundation of Artistry: An Annotated Bibliography of Recommended Literature for High School Choirs.
As he begins his 19th year as Artistic Director, Mr. Dixon holds the distinction of having the longest tenure in the 49-year history of the Bay Area Chorus. He has conducted the BAC in performances of major works by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Durufle, Faure, Vivaldi, Schubert and Bach. The chorus has recently performed Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies. Tours with the BAC have included Ireland, Scotland, England and the Yucatan Peninsula. Mr. Dixon prepared the chorus for their featured role as a demonstration group for guest conductor Weston Noble in the 2005 filming of Weston Noble: Perpetual Inspiration. This DVD, produced by Quaid/Schott Media Productions, is distributed nationally and internationally by the Hal Leonard Corporation.
An active clinician for workshops, festivals and honor choirs, Keith Dixon has served on the choral faculty of the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute of Quartz Mountain since 2006. Retiring from Klein High School in 2012, Keith leaves a rich legacy of high school choral excellence. Kingwood High School Choirs under his direction have appeared in honor choir concerts at four
Texas Music Educators Association state conventions and at four American Classic Madrigal Festivals and he has prepared them for performances with such notable conductors as Moses Hogan, Robert Sund, Maria Guinand and Craig Jessop.
Mr. Dixon has performed as a member of the Houston Symphony Chorus, the Concert Chorale of Houston and the acclaimed Robert Shaw Festival Singers, with whom he recorded the Telarc releases Amazing Grace, Evocation of the Spirit, and Appear and Inspire. His participation in these performing groups influenced his teaching methods and conducting techniques. This year finds Mr. Dixon teaching during the week at LSU in Baton Rouge, LA and coming to the greater Houston area to conduct the BAC concerts. Robert Phillips, Jr is rehearsing the Bay Area Chorus weekly and conducting the Veterans Day Concert on November 11 for the BAC 49th Concert Season.
Bay Area Chorus Rehearsal Director and Guest Conductor – Robert Phillips, Jr.Robert Phillips is the first choir director at Clear Springs High School, serves as the Fine Arts Department Chair and teaches AP Music Theory. He is a product of Clear Creek ISD and is thrilled to be teaching just minutes away from his boyhood home. Rob holds degrees from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Prior to teaching at Clear Springs he taught at Clear Lake High School and J. Frank Dobie High School in Pasadena. He and his wife Rachel have two children, Lyra and Micah.
Charles (Chuck) Moede, ReaderCharles (Chuck) Moede lives in League City, TX and has worked for NASA at Johnson Space Center for just under 30 years, currently assigned to the Mission Control Center Systems Office. He has been a member of Webster Presbyterian Church for the past 21 years, serving in several areas including his present involvement with the Audio-Visual Team, the Web Team, and Bible by Heart, the church’s Biblical Storytelling group.
BAY AREA CHoRuS BIoS
• A vocal music education program for children in grades 2-12• Apprentice, Concert, & High School Choirs • Weekly Rehearsals and many performances • Singers develop healthy singing voices, music listening and reading skills, performance skills, an appreciation for high quality choral music, respect for others, self discipline and confidence.
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Transforming Lives �rough Singing
2013-2014 PERFORMANCESSaturday, December 14, 4 p.m.
Moody Methodist Church, Galveston“Noel” Winter Concert
Saturday, February 22, 6 p.m. Gala Dessert & A Song“American Bandstand”
�e Wesley Center of Clear Lake United Methodist Church
Sunday, May 11, 3 p.m. "Spring Sing" Concert
Clear Lake Presbyterian Church
BAYS REHEARSALS Tuesday Evenings
Webster Presbyterian Church201 West Nasa Road 1, Webster, TX 77598
The Bay Area Chorus Salutes
Priscilla Ennis & Beth DennardFor their support of our two music
scholarships for High School Seniors!
Applicants can find information and application forms on www.bayareachorus.org
for these scholarships.
All of the applicants will be auditioning in a concert format on February 9, 2014 with two contrasting songs that show their vocal talent.
The Bay Area Chorus will perform as the judges make their decision.
The deadline for entries is January 16, 2014.
Don’t miss out on these $1000 scholarships!
One of Houston’s oldest non-profit choral groups, the Bay Area Chorus has brought heartfelt performances to Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast since 1965. Long before the population of the Houston metroplex expanded to the shores of Clear Lake, this thriving choral group had already built a following among local residents and in surrounding communities.
More than 60 singers bring unique interests, ethnicity and cultural experiences to the group and represent a variety of professions as diverse as Houston itself. In addition to performing choral masterworks, this all-volunteer chorus also programs traditional holiday music, historic and contemporary classical choral music, spirituals, folk songs from around the world and Broadway favorites. Continuing growth in enrollment resulted in the formation of the Bay Area Women’s Chorus in the fall of 2009. The Women’s Chorus performs at all season concerts and had the honor of presenting a concert at the 56th Annual Convention of the Texas Choral Directors Association Convention in San Antonio in July, 2011. Recent guest artists for BAC concerts have included Dr. John Lienhard, founder of KUHF’s The Engines of Our Ingenuity, legendary
composer/arranger Alice Parker, com-poser/song leader Nick Page and Houston gospel recording artist Barbara Johnson Tucker with pianist Phillip Hall. The Bay Area Chorus appears on the DVD Weston Noble: Perpetual Inspiration, distributed internationally by the Hal Leonard Corporation.
The BAC Women’s Chorus is on hold while our Artistic Director Keith Dixon is teaching in Louisana at LSU this year. The Bay Area Chorus is rehearsing with Robert Phillips Jr. and will have Keith Dixon returning to conduct most of the concerts. BAC is looking forward to celebrating their 50th Anniversary in the Spring of 2015.
Bay Area Chorus
Directors1965-2014
Estred Schwantes1965
Paul Ofield1965 - 1967
Robert Herring1965
Robert Bennett1965
Dr. Wayne Bedford1968 - 1969
Ray Witt1969 - 1970
Milton Pullen1970 - 1975
Dr. Ray Moore1975 - 1988
Rob Seible1988 - 1995
Keith Dixon1995 - Present
ABouT THE CHoRuS
Cindy Bjorkman Private Music Teacher, Music MinisterBeth Blanchard Controller, Doctor’s HospitalCris A. Bocanegra Assistant Choral Director Beverly Hills Intermediate, Pasadena ISDPaula Boderek First Grade Teacher, Sheldon Elementary, Sheldon ISDPaul Boeder Engineer, BoeingMaren Boudra Investment Associate UBCGayle Brown Software Manager, retiredJeanette Chase Private Voice Teacher, Retired Emerita Church Director of Music, Retired College Voice and Choral Instructor, Retired Registered NurseCarrie Cole Psychotherapist LPC Center for Relationship Wellness Carol Colvin Music Teacher Austin Elementary GCCISDLiz Corley Central Region Data Manager, Univar USA Inc.Chris Culbert NASA Engineer /ManagerRoni Derry Dental Hygienist Ret., Makeup ArtistDan Dickson V.P.Sales, Del Papa DistributingKerrie Dishon Pension Administration Project Manager, Aon HewittLaresa Evans Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA)Jaclyn Glasscock Music Educator/AccountingKelli Glenn, Dietitian Stay at home Mom
Paul Harris Music Instructor SJCC Professional Woodwind PlayerPhyllis Harris Freelance Musician, organistRobert Harris Computer Engineer, Choral Director, ret.Johnnie A. Henderson Computer Programmer,United Space Alliance, ret.Wallace Honeywell Chemical Engineering Professor, ret.Jillian Hughes Assistant Choral Director, Dobie HS, Private Voice TeacherJohanna Hume History Teacher, Alvin Community collegeKen Jurgens Staff Control Systems Engineer for Valero, Texas City Erin Rives Kerr Chemical EngineerLyondell Basell IndustriesMichael Kessler Assist. Choral Director,Clear Brook HS, CCISDSeraphine Kolar Educator, ret., Church Musician, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, HoustonJade Kuhn Assistant Choral Director, Channelview HS Channelview ISD Andy Lewis Lawyer, Lewis and LewisMary W. Lins Configuration and Data Manager Barrios TechnologyLaura Luett Channel Coordinator, Direct EnergyMarsha Mains Senior Portfolio Administrator, InvescoDawn Malone Choral Director, Keller Middle School PISDPam Mats Retired Exxon Mobil
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Shin Matsumoto JX Nippon Chemical Texas Inc.Melissa Medina Choral Director, Shaw Middle School, Pasadena ISDJennifer Mendeck NASA EngineerDavid Nickeson Physician, Mainland Pulmonary AssociatesJeff Nill, Safety Engineer Jacobs TechnologyJanis Parish Piano Teacher, ret.Aaron B. Patterson Music Specialist, Garfield Elementary, Pasadena ISDMicki Pettit Stay at home MomRobert Phillips Jr. Choral Director, Clear Springs HS, CCISDAlyson Roberts Licensed Master Social Worker, Contract ServicesAmanda Robison Choral Director, Summer Creek HS, Humble ISD
Irene Ross RN Case Manager, Methodist HospitalAlex Schaaf Chemical Engineer, Lyondell Basell IndustriesDavid Schoen Chemical Engineer Ret., Dow Chemical CompanyMaria D. Schoen Quality Manager Ret., GEO Specialty ChemicalsNancy Semerak School Bus DriverSteven Semerak Chemical Engineer, GEO Specialty ChemicalsJulie Steele Marketing, Lifesize, LogitechSuneth Waas Self employed CourierAnne Yell Registered Nurse, Mainland Center HospitalMerin Zachariah Engineer, CelaneseRoshu Zachariah Chemical Engineer, Celanese
MISSIon STATEMEnT The mission of the Bay Area Chorus is to enrich the Houston and Galveston Bay area through the powerfully expressive eloquence of choral music.
goAlS• To provide educational outreach for audiences, chorus
members and the local student community through the presentation of varied styles of choral music, including both contemporary and classical.
• To provide the opportunity for singers in the community to participate in the preparation and performance of high quality choral music.
• To demonstrate the continuity between student and adult performance opportunities by inviting area youth to participate in concerts.
• To provide scholarships for the study of choral music.• To co-sponsor a summer music camp for children in
the community.
2013-2014 officers/Board of directors
• Jeanette Chase, President• Paul Boeder, Vice President of Governance• Kelli Glenn, Vice President of Finance• Carrie Cole, Vice President of Communications• Steve Semerak, Vice President of Logistics -Venues• Mary Lins, Vice President of Advisory Boards• Kerrie Dishon, Secretary – Recording• Marsha Mains, Secretary – Communications/
Membership• Liz Corley, Treasurer• Deborah Kidwell, Advisory Board
Representative(Scholarships)• Dan Patterson, Advisory Board Representative
(Tickets)• Cris Bocanegra, Soprano Section Leader • Alyson Roberts, Alto Section Leader
• Bob Harris, Tenor/Bass Section Leader
STAFF
• Keith Dixon, Artistic Director• Robert Phillips, Jr. – Rehearsal Director• Tom Parish, Business Manager / Bookkeeper
• Bayou Bend Candlelight Tours December 6, 2013 – 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM • 51st Annual Heritage Society Candlelight Tours Sam Houston Park
December 14, 2013 – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM • 50th Houston Boychoir Winter Concert First Presbyterian Church
December 15, 2013 – 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM• Chase Bank Lunchtime Holiday Concert Series 712 Main Street
December 23, 2013 – 12:00 Noon
HOUSTON BOYCHOIR 2013 DECEMBER LINE-UP
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Carol BarwickSixteen years of singing with the Bay Area Chorus made Carol Barwick a staunch supporter of this outstanding community chorus. After retiring from 30 years as a public school choral music teacher, she began working to make the dream of establishing a Bay Area children’s chorus a reality. With the support of the Bay Area Chorus, the Bay Area Youth Singers began rehearsals and performances in the spring of 2008. Carol serves as the volunteer executive director of this music education organization. Carol is also the founder and director of the Summer Music Camp for elementary and middle school students, co-sponsored by the Bay Area Youth Singers, Bay Area Chorus, and University Baptist Church. She maintains an independent piano studio and is a frequent accompanist in the Clear Lake area. Her second career as owner/president of B & B Steel Products (a small manufacturing company) began in 2005. Carol hopes that her experiences as a musician and businesswoman help her serve effectively on the advisory board of the Bay Area Chorus.
Linda FletcherLinda Fletcher is the Director of Fine Arts for the Pasadena Independent School District. She has devoted 35 years to music education, teaching elementary music and intermediate and high school choral music. Linda received her Bachelor of Music Education with vocal emphasis from Sam Houston State University. She earned the Master of Science in Education Administration degree from the University of Houston/Clear Lake. Linda is an advocate for the arts in education and in all aspects of life.
Sam HarrisSam Harris is in his twenty-seventh year of public education as Director of Academic Enrichment and Fine Arts for the Galena Park Independent School District. Prior to assuming this position in 2000 he spent fifteen years as the choral director at North Shore High School. Sam received his Bachelor of Music
degree and his Master of Music degree from Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University), in San Marcos, Texas. Under his leadership the North Shore High School Choral program grew from thirtyfive students to more than five hundred and twenty-five students winning multiple Sweepstakes each year at UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest as well as trophies at regional and nation music competitions. In 1994 the North Shore Chorale was named “Grand Champion of Texas” in the American Classic Music Festivals and performed as a state honor choir at the 1996 Texas Music Educator Association State Convention. Mr. Harris brought this same commitment to excellence to his tenure as Director of Fine Arts as he supervises a 120 member staff in music, art, theater and dance and a budget just shy of one million dollars for the Arts education of 22,000 students. Even though every school in GPISD is a Title I campus with a population that is 70 percent economically disadvantaged and 78 percent Hispanic, GPISD Fine Arts organizations consistently out perform their more affluent suburban peers at UIL competitions. “The Arts are for everyone, not just those with the economic means to achieve according to conventional wisdom.”
Deborah KidwellDeborah Kidwell served public music education for 33 years. She holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Education degrees from the University of Houston. She taught all levels of orchestra in Goose Creek GCISD(Baytown) and Clear Creek ISD, and served as the Director of Visual and Performing Arts for Clear Creek prior to her retirement in 2007. Her orchestras won outstanding awards at UIL contest and in festivals in Dallas, Galveston, New Orleans, San Antonio and San Francisco.
The Texas Art Education Association awarded Deborah their Educator of the Year for Administration/ Supervision for 2007. Deborah is a past president of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association. She serves
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as a UIL Orchestra judge throughout the state and has served as a Region Orchestra clinician and also a consultant for school districts. She is an active church musician as a violinist and handbell player and directs an adult recorder group at her home church. Deborah is married to James Kidwell, also a retired orchestra director, and they have three married children and seven grandchildren. Deborah believes that the Bay Area Chorus is a vital and important part of the Bay Area community and wishes to support and promote the chorus in any way she can.
James KidwellJames Kidwell, a former public school orchestra director retired in 2004 after a total of 35 years in public music education at Clear Lake High School and other schools in Clear Creek ISD, Lubbock ISD and Carollton-Farmers Branch ISD. James is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University (BA, Ed) and Texas Tech University (MME). In 2000, James was Space Center Rotary nominee from CLHS for the CCISD Secondary Teacher of the year. While at CLHS, his orchestras received many awards, including being named the TMEA High School Full Honor Orchestra in 1990-91. James was Associate Conductor for several years for the Clear Lake Symphony. Mr. Kidwell has been Orchestra Vice-President of Texas Music Educators Association, served as President of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, and received that organization’s Orchestra Director of the Year Award in 2008. James is an active UIL and festival judge across the state and clinics orchestras throughout the Houston area.
Mr. Kidwell is active in the music program at Webster Presbyterian Church, playing in string ensembles, the recorder consort, and small hand bell ensemble. He has been the director of the adult hand bell choir for the last 21 years. James is married to Deborah Kidwell, and has three married children, Chris, Kristina, and Kathryn. They also have seven grandchildren.
Dean MuthsDean Muths has been the Director of Visual and Performing Arts for the Clear Creek Independent SchoolDistrict for the past 5 years. He has lived in the Clear Lake area since 1964 and is a product of Clear Creek
ISD having graduated from Clear Lake High School in1975. He received his Bachelor’s in Music Education from Sam Houston State University, his Master’s in Music Education from University of Houston Central Campus and his Master’s degree in Mid-Management from University of Houston/Clear Lake. Mr. Muths began his teaching career as a band director at Clear Lake Intermediate in 1980. In 1991, he became assistantprincipal at Space Center Intermediate before returningto Clear Lake Intermediate as principal in 2002. In his present position since 2007, he oversees all choir, band, orchestra, theatre, art and dance programs for CCISD.
Gary Vincent NavyGary Vincent Navy is a graduate of the College of the Mainland and earned a B.M. from Texas A&M in Commerce, formerly known as East Texas State University. He debuted with Houston Grand Opera in Jonathan Wade in 1991. He is a guest cantor/soloist in churches/synagogues throughout the Galveston-Houston area and has also appeared in theater productions throughout the greater Houston area. Mr. Navy is a former music educator with Galveston, Pasadena, and Dickinson Independent School Districts. He has performed with Opera in the Heights, Houston Ebony Opera Guild, Bay Area Chorus, Houston Masterworks Chorus and the Galveston Symphony. Gary currently performs with the HGO Chorus, the Galveston Heritage Chorale, Barbara Tucker’s A Chosen Few and is Coordinator of Liturgical Music at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Humble.
Sally SchottTexas Music Educator’s Association Past President and State Vocal Chair, Sally Schott also served as President ofthe American Choral Directors Association SouthwesternDivision. Since retiring in 2004 after 39 years of teachingsecondary choral music, she’s supervises UH and SHSUstudent teachers. She is an educational consultant for American Classic Music Festivals, the Houston ChamberChoir and several area school districts. She was a staff member for the Bay Area Chorus from 2004-2012. South Houston High School choirs under her directionperformed for conferences presented at the state, regionaland national level for TMEA, ACDA and the Music Educator’s National Conference.
A founding partner of Alliance Music Publications, Ms.Schott’s other publications include two state-adopted music textbooks, music sight reading books and DVD’sfeaturing conductors Paul Salamunovich, Weston Nobleand Sandra Snow. Awards include Pasadena ISD High School Teacher of the Year, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Alumni Hall of Fame, the South Houston High School Honored Former Faculty Member, the TCDA Choral Excellence Award and theBAC Distinctive Service to the Arts Award. She is a member of Who’s Who in America. Those who study, perform and enjoy choral music form a very special community!
Tim VaughnTim Vaughn, currently the Fine Arts Director in GooseCreek CISD, was a choral director in Texas public schools for 30 years. He spent the last 30 years of his teaching career at Ross S. Sterling High School where his choirs achieved 15 consecutive years of sweepstakes
ratings at UIL contests. Mr. Vaughn’s choirs were chosen to perform at the Texas Music Educators’ Association convention in 2005 and 2008 along with the Texas Association of School Administrators convention in 2006.
An active member of TMEA, Mr. Vaughn has served asregion choir organizer, region vocal chairman, auditionshost, all-state section leader, area vocal chairman, and UIL vocal contest chairman and stays busy as a UIL adjudicator and clinician for choirs preparing for concert and sight reading contests. He has also served as an All-Region clinician for several regions across the state. Mr. Vaughn’s other honors include Goose Creek CISD Teacher of the Year 2005, Deer Park Hall of Honor in 2006 and Class Nobel Educator form the University of North Texas in 1979 and completed his master’s degree in Music Education at the University of Houston in 1988.
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824 Main StreetPasadena, TX 77506
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8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Singing and Instrumental Music with a Friday evening Concert
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Priscilla EnnisPriscilla Ennis came to the Bay Area when her husband Bob came to work on the Space Shuttle. Ennis received her BA degree from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. Her career in real estate has spanned more than 35 years. In recent years she has consistently been the top producing agent with Re/Max Space Center. A church choir member for 33 years, Ennis has been involved with Clear Lake Pan Hellenic and the Clear Lake Symphony League. She loves music and is very happy supporting the BAC, in fact, Ennis has donated $1000 each year toward a BAC scholarship for a deserving high school senior planning to study music.
Elizabeth Dennard Ed.D, LPCBeth Dennard, is the director and principal counselor of Bright Futures Consulting. She founded Bright Futures Consulting (BFC) in 1999 and her company offers personalized career counseling, expert college planning and coaching for life direction. Beth and her associates help people truly know themselves, make a plan and succeed. BFC offers individualized guidance during life transitions, specifically: high school to college, college to graduate school and school to the workplace. BFC emphasizes finding the right next step with a focus on funding strategies. At Bright Futures Consulting we believe that each person is uniquely gifted for a life of purpose, which inspired the Bay Area Chorus Music Education Scholarship. Dr. Dennard sponsored this scholarship for a high school student who plans to major in Music Education. Music makes life enjoyable and the world a better place and we have music educators to thank for teaching and inspiring students to pursue music.
Dr. David R. GordonDr. Gordon has been practicing dentistry in the Clear Lake area since 1990. While Dr. Gordon performs a wide array of dental procedures, his focus is primarily on cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry. Dr. Gordon received dual bachelor degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans and, after conducting research in cell
biology at Baylor College of Medicine here in Houston, went on to earn his Doctor of Dental Surgery from The University of Texas Health Science Center Dental Branch in San Antonio, where he conducted research on an assortment of biomaterials used in dentistry today. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the Texas Dental Association and the Greater Houston Dental Society. He is also a member and past president of Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity.
Bette JohnsonA former Mayor Pro-Tem for the city of Nassau Bay, Bette Johnson served on Council for eight years. She also ran on the Nassau Bay ambulance for 25 years, serving as medical chief for seven of those years. She received her Master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Houston Clear Lake before Bette starting teaching at McWhirter Professional Development Lab School in Webster. She was a Master Reading Teacher when she retired after 23 years in CCISD. St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Nassau Bay is where Bette spends most of her time volunteering since retiring.
Bette sang in her High School Choral Group. It is where she met her husband Don when they performed in the musical, Brigadoon, together. That is reason that Bay Area Chorus is so dear to her heart
Ralph ParrRalph Parr is a lifelong resident of the Bay Area and he and his wife Claudia are long time patrons of the arts here. After 40+ years of service to the Clear Creek ISD, serving as a teacher, administrator and board member, Ralph retired from the District officially in 2009. Now he enjoys reading and traveling and visiting Ralph Parr Elementary School in League City where he reads to the children from his own easy chair in the Library. He was an organizing member and first president of the Clear Creek Country Theatre where he often directed and acted. A strong advocate of choral music, Ralph was a instrumental in the movement that made CCISD a leader in the state for dynamic and award winning
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high school choirs. Claudia Parr and the Parr’s son, Richard, are leading residential realtors in the Clear Creek area. The Parrs enjoy frequent visits to New York City to attend plays and musicals. This year Ralph Parr was honored to be selected as one of the 50 most influential citizens of the entire area by the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Dan PattersonA retired computer professional, Dan Patterson now volunteers in the Literacy Lab at Falcon Pass Elementary and likes working there very much. He moved to Clear Lake from Philadelphia in 1999 and loves living in Houston. He has had a life-long interest in music, particular in opera and vocal music, and is an ardent supporter of the Arts. His life in recent years has centered around helping to raise his beloved great-greatnieces Taylor and Vicky, who are both very musical. Currently Dan is serving his second year on the BAC Board of Directors Representing the Advisory Board and in charge of Tickets.
Pat SwartleyPat Swartley is a long time supporter of the Clear Lake Symphony and the Bay Area Chorus. She has assisted the Clear Lake Symphony with PR and fund raising forover 25 years and now brings that experience to BAC as a member of the Advisory Board. A former band director, Pat has played and taught clarinet most of her adult life and is presently teaching clarinet for CCISD.
A. Jan TaylorA. Jan Taylor, a Houston native, received the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Houston and the Master of Arts degree from Prairie View A&M University. She is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Houston. Her 1996 appointment as Director of Choral Activities at Prairie View A & M University followed a successful teaching career as piano instructor and choral director in the Houston Independent School District.
As a conductor, Mrs. Taylor has been associated with the Singing Boys of Houston Preparatory Choir and the Houston Ebony Opera Guild and is founding director
of Intermezzo, a professional vocal ensemble. She has served as adjudicator and choral clinician for numerous choral festivals, and as a church choir director and accompanist. Mrs. Taylor served as Assistant Conductor of the Houston Symphony Chorus from 2003 until 2006.
Rick TegelerRichard G. Tegeler is the director of traditional worship at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church where he directs the adult choir, youth choirs and celebration orchestra. He has a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Houston and a bachelor’s degree in musiceducation from Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. Mr. Tegeler has taught choral music for 20 years in Iowa and Texas. He has taught music at all levels; preschool through adults. He was the choir director for the award winning Des Moines Christian High School Choir from 1998 – 2004. He also taught music at Garfield Elementary School in the Pasadena Independent School District for 9 years. He and his wife Valerie owned and operated The Music and Movement Center, an early childhood music studio in Des Moines, Iowa. Rick has sung with The Des Moines Metro Opera as well as OPER A IOWA. Mr. Tegeler is a member of the Texas Choral Directors Association and Choristers Guild. Rick and his wife Valerie have four children.
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Benefactors $500 or morePatrons . . . . $300 or moreAssociates $150 or moreFriends . . . . $50 or more
other Ways to Support BAC
RandallsWhen you use your Randall’s Remarkable Card, you can help the Bay Area Chorus. Visit bayareachorus.org or your Randall’s Courtesy Booth and ask for a Good Neighbor Program application. Complete the form and enter BAC charity #2318. Then, every time you shop at Randall’s, a portion of your purchase will benefit the chorus.
KrogerYou can support the Bay Area Chorus through Kroger’s Community Rewards® program when shopping at Kroger. Go online to link your Kroger Plus card to the Bay Area Chorus,. First, create an online account by going to www.kroger.com and click the “Create an account” button. Once you have an account, sign in and review the Community Rewards section on your “Account Summary” page. Press the Edit button and enter organization no. 81258 for the Bay Area Chorus, and your Plus card will be linked! After that, each time you shop and present your Kroger Plus card at checkout, Kroger will donate a portion of their earnings to Bay Area Chorus.
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Business Partners Jeanette Chase Houston Arts Alliance Texas Commission on the Arts
Co-Sponsors Beth Dennard Priscilla Ennis
Benefactors David Nickeson, MD
Patrons Steve and Nancy Semerak
Associates
Dave and Maria Schoen Maren Boudra
Friends Liz Corley Irene and Larry Ross Eugenie Sheinberg Rita Schumacher
In Kind Gifts/Services given AMC Theaters BJ’s Restaurant Cindy Bjorkman, “Music in Cabin” Quilt Lively Hair Designs (Susie Elrod) MGM Beau Rivage Resort Outback Steakhouse
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Saturday, November �, ����A BRITISH INVASIONThis concert is a collaborative effort, featuring the Houston Boychoir. Britten, Rutter, Stopford, Parry, Holst, and Vaughan Williams, The Beatles and Gilbert and Sullivan!Christ the King Lutheran Church 7:30 PM 2353 Rice Blvd. | Houston, Texas 77005
Saturday, February 8, ����THE AMERICAN SPIRITUALCharles Tindley, HT Burleigh, Hall Johnson, Edward Boatner, William Dawson, Tommy Dorsey, Moses Hogan, Jester Hairston, and Shaw/Parker.St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 7:30 PM1805 Alabama | Houston, TX 77098
Saturday, May �, ���� SEULEMENT FRANCAISDurufle’s “Requiem” and Poulenc’s “Mass in G”. Bering Memorial United Methodist Church 7:30 PM1440 Harold St. | Houston, TX 77006
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18th Annual Cruise Raffle Fundraiser
Grand Prize$5000 Gift Card for CruCon Cruise Outlet. This is enough for a 7 day cruise for two in a balcony cabin on Royal Caribbean or Celebrity Cruises for Alaska. Frequent flyer miles will be used for the air flight to Seattle for the cruise. The CruCon Gift Card is redeemable toward any cruise offered by CruCon for the next five years. It can only be used on a single cruise on any date that is suitable to the winner. Airline arrangements will be for the Alaska cruise only. The Gift Card can be used toward any cruise offered by CruCon anywhere in the world. The airfare is not part of that package.
Second PrizeWarm and Cozy: “Music in Cabin” Hand crafted music themed quilt by BAC singer Cindy Bjorkman. Size: 100” x 100”
THIRd PRIZEHigh Rollers: Two night stay at MGM Beau Rivage Resort on the beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast. (must be 21 years old to redeem)
FouRTH PRIZEDate Night: Treat someone special to dinner at Outback Steakhouse and a movie at AMC Theaters.
FIFTH PRIZEPretty as a Picture: Get a new style by Susie Elrod, stylist at Lively Hair Designs and have your portrait taken at Bejay’s Photography Studio (includes 11 x 14 portrait).
ONLY 200 TICKETS WILL BE OFFERED at $50 EACH between December 7, 2013 and February 22, 2014. Contact any Bay Area Chorus Singer or the BAC Hot line number 281-326-1286. The drawing will occur following the Madrigal Festival Concert at St. Pius Catholic Church, 824 Main St., Pasadena TX 77506.
